Japan evacuates 10,000 in path of powerful typhoon

TheWall Street Journal

TOKYO—At least 20 people were injured and more than 10,000 were advised to evacuate in Japan’s Okinawa prefecture Saturday, with typhoon Vongfong set to make landfall late at night before churning toward the nation’s main islands.

Typhoon Vongfong, characterized as extremely strong by the Japan Meteorological Agency, was bringing maximum sustained winds of 162 kilometers per hour (100 miles an hour).

According to an Okinawa prefecture official, 20 people were injured as of 4 p.m. local time due to torrential rain and strong winds from the typhoon. Three of the injuries are serious, including a girl who had her finger amputated after getting it caught in a door, an official at the prefecture told The Wall Street Journal.

The meteorological agency said Vongfong was traveling slowly, about 15 kph (9.6 mph), Saturday evening, with minimum central pressure of 935 millibars. The typhoon was on course to make landfall on Okinawa island late Saturday night, then head northeast toward Kyushu and the main Japanese island of Honshu, according to the agency.

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